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Eigg, Galmisdale

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Cairn (Prehistoric)

Site Name Eigg, Galmisdale

Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 22175

Site Number NM48SE 13

NGR NM 48224 83880

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Archaeological map of Eigg, produced for the RCAHMS Broadsheet Eigg: the archaeology of a Hebridean landscape
Archaeological map of Eigg, produced for the RCAHMS Broadsheet Eigg: the archaeology of a Hebridean landscapeEigg, Galmisdale, NM48SE 13, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoOblique aerial view of the harbour at Eigg centred on the new slipway, taken from the ESE.Eigg, Galmisdale, NM48SE 13, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoOblique aerial view of the harbour at Eigg centred on the new slipway, taken from the SE.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Small Isles
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Lochaber
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NM48SE 13 48224 83880

Surmounting a rise at NM 4822 8387 is a heather-covered cairn measuring c. 7.0m in diameter and 0.5m high. Two or three large stones in the mutilated centre have probably been used as a base for a flag staff, shown on O.S. 6" 1903. Two stones on end occur on the cairn edge in the S arc, but it cannot be ascertained if these are in situ.

Visited by OS (AA) 8 May 1972

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Field Visit (12 October 2001)

RCAHMS Archaeological Field Survey, Eigg

This cairn stands on a rise to the S of the road from Galmisdale Pier to Eigg lodge. It measures 5.8m in diameter and 0.5m in height. Two stones protrude from the edge of the cairn on the S, and there is a third stone lying on the top.

(EIGG01 540)

Visited by RCAHMS (AGCH) 12 October 2001

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